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McDonald’s sues major beef producers in US price-fixing lawsuit

Reuters – McDonald’s has sued JBS, Tyson Foods and other leading meat processing and packing companies for allegedly conspiring for years to limit beef supplies, boosting their profits while causing the fast food giant to pay artificially higher prices. McDonald’s said in a lawsuit filed on Friday in Brooklyn federal court that the meatpackers, also including Cargill







Tyson Foods workers, activists protest child labour

Reuters – Tyson Foods workers and activists rallied outside the U.S. meat company’s headquarters in Arkansas Oct. 16 to protest child labour in the sector and push for improved working conditions. Activists and the Biden administration have pressured the U.S. meat industry to adopt safer labour policies after children hired by contractors were found doing